The prince longs for me every night after mastering thought-reading
Chapter 371 - 357: Afraid to Scare You, It’s Not the Right Time_2

Chapter 371: Chapter 357: Afraid to Scare You, It’s Not the Right Time_2

This shout drew a crowd of palace maids and eunuchs who came to watch the fun.

Chun Xi’s face turned red as she hid behind the pillar, thinking about all those people watching, she stamped her foot in frustration.

"Is he even a man? He only knows how to run away!"

The more Chun Xi thought about it, the angrier she got, intending to wait until the crowd dispersed before coming out.

From above her, suddenly a familiar male voice sounded.

"Aren’t you scared at all?"

Chun Xi looked up and saw Qin Xiao standing behind the pillar, looking down at her.

"When did you get back?"

Qin Xiao said, "Just now."

Chun Xi was stunned.

Qin Xiao grabbed Chun Xi’s hand and pressed, "Seeing my face, are you really not afraid?"

Chun Xi shook her head, "It’s just a few scars, right? Some ointment will do."

Qin Xiao asked again, "What if they don’t heal?"

Chun Xi tilted her chin up confidently, "That won’t happen, my lady’s medicine is very effective."

Qin Xiao was taken aback.

Chun Xi reminded him, "You need to remember to apply it morning and night for it to heal quickly."

These past few days had been so busy that she forgot to apply the ointment. She would make sure to apply some tonight when she got back.

Qin Xiao nodded, "Mm, I’ll remember."

*

Shen Chuwei lay on the rattan chair, watching Xuetuan chase Yuan Gungun around the courtyard, a rabbit and a cat having the time of their lives.

Calculating the time, it had been a while since Xiao Jinyan got back. He had promised to buy her some treats as a compensation, but so far, she hadn’t even seen a piece of candy paper.

Lately, braised pork, crystal pork knuckles, soy sauce pork knuckles, and soy sauce duck... it all seemed a bit greasy to her palate now.

Chun Xi saw the Crown Prince and performed a curtsey, "Your Highness."

Xiao Jinyan strode over towards the tree.

Shen Chuwei lifted her head, saw Xiao Jinyan approaching, and pressed herself up from the chair armrest to meet him.

"Your Highness, you’re here!"

Xiao Jinyan looked at her running over, panicked and hurriedly reached out to support her, "You’re with child now, be careful when you walk."

"Concubine knows," Shen Chuwei looked Xiao Jinyan up and down, not seeing him bringing anything with him, she couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed.

"It’s hot here, let’s go inside," Xiao Jinyan said, leading her by the hand into the inner room.

Shen Chuwei obediently followed behind Xiao Jinyan, covering her chest with a look of discomfort, "Your Highness, I’ve been feeling a shortness of breath and chest tightness lately."

Xiao Jinyan helped her sit down on the couch, staring at her complexion, "I’ll call the Imperial Doctor over to examine you."

Shen Chuwei quickly grabbed Xiao Jinyan’s hand, reminding him, "Your Highness, I have some medical knowledge myself."

Xiao Jinyan had forgotten in his moment of urgency.

"Right, do you know why you’re experiencing chest tightness and breathlessness? What should we do to treat it?"

Shen Chuwei pointed to the air around them and asked, "Do you feel like the air in the East Palace is a bit thin, making it hard to breathe?"

Xiao Jinyan shook his head, "I don’t feel it."

Shen Chuwei: "..." Couldn’t he play along just a little?

She had no choice but to say, "I feel the air outside the palace is very fresh."

If Xiao Jinyan couldn’t understand the hidden message in these words, his title as the Crown Prince would truly be undeserved.

"As someone with child, you should be more careful," he responded.

Shen Chuwei looked at Xiao Jinyan with hopeful eyes, "Let’s go to the snack street then. We won’t go to crowded places, okay?"

Xiao Jinyan looked at her rounded belly; over six months in, just over three months until delivery, there was no room for neglect.

"Chuwei, after you give birth, wherever you want to go, I will accompany you," he reassured.

"I must have cared for the wrong person," Shen Chuwei sighed, having just been constantly longing for His Highness.

Xiao Jinyan held his forehead, "What would you like to eat? I’ll have Weichi go buy it."

"I’ll get the list ready right away," Shen Chuwei declared, standing up swiftly to fetch paper and pen. She swiftly composed a shopping list and handed it to Xiao Jinyan.

"I’ve written it down."

As Shen Chuwei wrote, Xiao Jinyan watched from the side, utterly astounded.

No wonder she wanted to go out, seeing such a long shopping list...

Xiao Jinyan took the shopping list, agreed without a glance, "Tomorrow Weichi shall go out of the palace to make the purchases."

"Your Highness," Shen Chuwei embraced Xiao Jinyan’s neck, offering a kiss.

"Lady Shen," the Empress came in high spirits, carrying baby clothes to show to Lady Shen, only to walk in on this scene.

Xiao Jinyan turned his head to see the Empress standing at the door, and the two quickly separated.

Shen Chuwei’s face turned beet red, caught kissing her husband by her mother-in-law, the embarrassment was unparalleled.

Therefore, it would have been quite necessary for the Eunuch to have given a loud call.

Xiao Jinyan stepped forward to greet her, "Mother Empress."

The Empress herself felt awkward, as she was used to coming directly to see Lady Shen without having the Eunuch announce her visit.

Who knew the Crown Prince would be so idle in broad daylight?

"It seems I’ve come at an inopportune time?" asked the Empress.

Xiao Jinyan said, "Not at all, Mother’s timing is perfect."

Blushing, Shen Chuwei approached, "Empress Mother."

"Come, come, sit and talk. Why stand? It’s too tiring." The Empress pulled Shen Chuwei over to sit down on the couch, taking a set of baby clothes that Qing Ying held, to show Shen Chuwei.

"Look at the baby clothes I made, what do you think?" the Empress inquired.

Examining the baby clothes for a moment, Shen Chuwei noted the high-quality fabric and craftsmanship, certainly no less than modern bodysuits.

"Empress Mother, did you make this yourself?" she asked.

"The Empress and Qing Ying did it together. This one was sewn by myself. It’s not bad, right?" the Empress pointed out proudly.

Shen Chuwei spared no praise, "The Empress Mother made it very beautifully, far better than what I could do."

The Empress blushed modestly with the compliment, while also feeling a bit proud; being acknowledged by her daughter-in-law was indeed a special feeling.

Xiao Jinyan observed the interaction between the two women. To the uninformed, it would appear as if they were mother and daughter, the atmosphere warm and harmonious.

It was his first time seeing the Empress show such a smile to someone else.

In the past, he had only seen her smile that way at his brother.

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